The pockmarked landscape captured in this image from ESA’s SMART-1 mission is the surface of our Moon. Some of the many craters scattered across the lunar surface are clearly visible, records of the many impacts that have plagued it.
At the very centre of this image is the lunar north pole, captured in detail during ESA’s mission. The image shows the characteristic craters of the Moon, present in all shapes and sizes. The largest in view is Rozhdestvenskiy, sandwiched between Hermite to the northeast and Plaskett to the southwest.
This view was captured during the imaging session which took place bewteen 15:19 and 17:34 CEST (17:19 - 19:34 UT).
SMART-1 was an ESA mission and the first European spacecraft to travel to and orbit around the Moon, launched on 27 September 2003. The mission ended on 3 September 2006 by a controlled lunar impact.
This image is part of a set of more than 100 that have just been re-released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence as part of ESA’s Open Access initiative. Read more at open.esa.int/the-moon-by-smart-1/
Credit: ESA/ Space Exploration Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Acknowledgments: J. Manuel Fonseca, M. Costa & A. Mora (UNINOVA); B. Grieger & M. Almeida (ESA),
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The AMIE camera obtained this image on 14 January 2006 from a distance of about 1090 kilometres with a ground resolution of approximately 100 metres per pixel. It is located close to the Mare Humorum, at longitude 51.2° West and latitude 26.0° South, and has a diameter of about 30 kilometres.
SMART-1 was an ESA mission and the first European spacecraft to travel to and orbit around the Moon, launched on 27 September 2003. The mission ended on 3 September 2006 by a controlled lunar impact.
This image is part of a set of more than 100 that have just been re-released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence as part of ESA’s Open Access initiative. Read more at open.esa.int/the-moon-by-smart-1/
Credit: ESA/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute), CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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This mosaic covers about 700 km by 220 km and was taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment on SMART-1. It shows a trio of craters very near to the Moon’s north pole, on the edge of the Luna Incognita. From right to left, these craters are named Plaskett, Rozhdestvenskiy and Hermite.
SMART-1 was an ESA mission and the first European spacecraft to travel to and orbit around the Moon, launched on 27 September 2003. The mission ended on 3 September 2006 by a controlled lunar impact.
This image is part of a set of more than 100 that have just been re-released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence as part of ESA’s Open Access initiative. Read more at open.esa.int/the-moon-by-smart-1/
Credit: ESA/SMART-1/AMIE camera team/Space Exploration Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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This oblique view of the lunar surface was taken on 2 September 2006 by the AMIE camera on board SMART-1 during the last few orbits prior to Moon impact, and shows the Moon's horizon.
This view was captured during the imaging session which took place bewteen 15:19 and 17:34 CEST (17:19 - 19:34 UT).
SMART-1 was an ESA mission and the first European spacecraft to travel to and orbit around the Moon, launched on 27 September 2003. The mission ended on 3 September 2006 by a controlled lunar impact.
This image is part of a set of more than 100 that have just been re-released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence as part of ESA’s Open Access initiative. Read more at open.esa.int/the-moon-by-smart-1/
Credit: ESA/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute), CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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This is a mosaic of images taken by SMART-1’s AMIE camera. It shows a part of the Humorum basin showing graben features or elongated, trench-like erosional features. The size of individual images is 50 km.
SMART-1 was an ESA mission and the first European spacecraft to travel to and orbit around the Moon, launched on 27 September 2003. The mission ended on 3 September 2006 by a controlled lunar impact.
This image is part of a set of more than 100 that have just been re-released under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence as part of ESA’s Open Access initiative. Read more at open.esa.int/the-moon-by-smart-1/
Credit: ESA/SMART-1/AMIE camera team/Space Exploration Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Tags: Moon ESA European Space Agency SMART-1